Two months before her death, Richards was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then-President Joe Biden.

Richards was a major force in Texas and national politics. Like her mother, former governor Ann Richards, Cecile spent most ...

Cecile Richards devoted her life to political activism in the fight for equal rights, most notably the rights of women to ...

What her famous mother did as Texas governor, Cecile carried on by standing up a range of progressive and pro-choice ...

The activist modernized Planned Parenthood and transformed the organization into a formidable political player.

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Cecile Richards, a lifelong advocate ...

She oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.

Cecile Richards died Monday after battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, her family said in a statement.

It turned out there was a good reason. FBI Director James Comey had just sent his infamous letter to Congress reopening the ...

Richards was a Waco native and the daughter of the late Gov. Ann Richards. She was also Beto O'Rourke's national finance ...

Praise from the forces of progress in Texas poured in immediately. “Cecile Richards has created generations of troublemakers who will never stop fighting for the Texas we deserve and the ...

This story has been updated with new information. Cecile Richards, daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards and a national champion for abortion rights, died Monday surrounded by her family ...